Shloka 10
गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्
Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu
विश्वामित्रो5थ सम्भ्रान्त: श्रपयामास वै चरुम् परमान्नस्य यत्नेन न च तं प्रत्यपालयत्
Viśvāmitro ’tha sambhrāntaḥ śrapayāmāsa vai caruṃ paramānnasya yatnena na ca taṃ pratyapālayat.
ಆಗ ಆತುರಗೊಂಡ ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರನು ಪರಮೋತ್ತಮ ಅನ್ನದಿಂದ ಚರುವನ್ನು ಬಹಳ ಯತ್ನದಿಂದ ಬೇಯಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದನು; ಆದರೆ ಅತಿಥಿಗೆ ಸಮಯೋಚಿತ ಆತಿಥ್ಯ-ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅತಿಥಿ ಕಾಯಲಿಲ್ಲ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Hospitality is not fulfilled merely by preparing excellent food; the guest must be received and attended to promptly. Haste, distraction, or over-focus on preparation can become a lapse in atithi-dharma.
Nārada narrates that Viśvāmitra hurriedly began cooking a fine caru as a superior meal, but the guest did not (or could not) wait; thus Viśvāmitra failed to properly keep the guest in attendance and receive him at the right time.